August 24, 2015
(If we live with an open and grateful attitude, every
day will bring a gift. This is one of 365 gifts during the year I turned 70.)
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| Changing the way we see trees |
A ripple cannot remain still. It must reach
outward. One tiny wave affects another that affects another, and so on. Sometimes
we cannot see where it ends. Its origin can be a breeze or a pebble. A ripple
is a powerful phenomenon because it reaches far and wide, moves a floating
twig and changes the way we see trees. If I see a leaf floating in a pond
and want to touch it without actually swimming out to it, I can take a photo
and touch it with my eyes or I can toss a stone into the pond and touch it with
my action.
Likewise, undulating moments in life create an
energy that emanates with a word, smile, hug, touch—all those things cannot
remain still because once we have spoken, someone hears and processes our
words. Once we have smiled, it changes the landscape someone else sees. Once we
have hugged or touched, the feeling transcends and touches other feelings. What
we send out and what we receive has the power to change a narrative.
Tonight’s after dinner conversation with Kate,
Regina, Tara and David permeated our space with ripples of the best kind, the
kind that flows both outward and inward, creating a new personal cadence.
Pass on the ripple.” ~ Tara Baldwin
My
gift today is a ripple.
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> Day 259: Spirit of Flight You can find links to my other posts on this project here:
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